pendant; amulet(possibly) BM-1937-0416.77

Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1200BC-901BC (circa)
Materials:jade, nephrite,
Technique:incised, polished,
Subjects:fish
Dimensions:Length: 12.20 centimetres

Description:
Fish-shaped pendant, ‘huang’. Made of red-pigmented jade (green-white).
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图片[1]-pendant; amulet(possibly) BM-1937-0416.77-China Archive 图片[2]-pendant; amulet(possibly) BM-1937-0416.77-China Archive

Comments:Rawson (1995):Fish curved in an arc are one of the most common types of jade. Those of the Shang period are, on average, shorter than those of the Western Zhou period.Many of the fish from Fu Hao’s tomb are quite short, but those carved from an existing ring tend to be somewhat larger. See also BM 1947.0712.462, BM 1935.0115.6 and BM 1937.0416.82.
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